POST AND USCIENCES ADVANCE IN CACC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

May 10, 2011

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (May 10, 2011) – Post
University and the University of the Sciences have advanced in the
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball Tournament
after victories in Tuesday’s single-elimination round. The
Eagles and Devils will now join top seed Dominican College and No.
2 Wilmington University for a double-elimination tournament in
Wilmington on May 12-14.

Post (23-16), the No. 3 seed, advances to face No. 2 Wilmington
after a thrilling 8-7 win over No. 6 Chestnut Hill. James Wong
delivered a walk-off, RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the
ninth. The Eagles scored two runs with two outs in the inning to
knock out the Griffins.

Catcher Russell Sirko was hit by a pitch to start the drama in
theninth, and was

James Wong
celebrates after driving in the

winning run against
Chestnut Hill Tuesday.

Wong brought Blair home on the very next play, wrapping another
slow chopper to third and just beating out the throw at first base.
Dan Steers pitched an inning of scoreless baseball to earn the win.
Chestnut Hill ends the season with a 16-22 record.

Jesse Daywalt led CHC by going 3-for-4 with one run and three
RBI, while Santoro drove in a pair of runs.

No. 5 USciences (14-20) will take on top seeded Dominican on
Thursday at noon after earning an 8-5 win over No. 4
Caldwell in its first ever CACC Tournament appearance. The
Devils scored five runs in the second inning and advanced despite
issuing 12 walks in the game. Starter Dan McMahon improved to 7-2
with the win, allowing three hits, four runs and nine walks in 5.1
innings of work to go with eight strikeouts. Luke Peyton earned his
first save of the season by working the final 3.2 innings and
allowing one run and five hits with six strikeouts and three
walks.

Mark Perry and Kyle Davis each collected three hits on the day
for USci, with Perry driving in two of his team’s five runs
in the decisive second inning. Jeff Murtha added a two-run double
in the stanza. Each of Usci’s nine starters had at least one
hit as the team totaled 13 on the day. Shortstop Stephen Luczaj led
Caldwell (16-25) by going 2-for-3 with a home run on the day.

Live stats will be available for all of the action this weekend.
Visit the following website to access live stats. The tournament
schedule is listed below.

Friday, May 13 - Frawley Stadium
Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 12:00 p.m.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4, 3:00 p.m.
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6, 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 14 - Frawley Stadium
Game 8: Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 7, 11:00 a.m.
Game 9: Repeat Game 8 if necessary, 2:00 p.m.